Describes the salvage and preservation of the Swedish warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628.

Vasa was the most modern warship imaginable in 1628. Her ability for fast and aggressive sailing, the multiple gun deck and the heavy, custom-made guns were inn

Text and illustrations look at the sinking of the Swedish warship Vasa in 1628.

The story of Vasa began almost four hundred years ago. On 10 August 1628, the Vasa, newly-built flagship of the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf, set sail in Stockh